When it comes to being backed into a corner because you are overweight and have little choice but to start doing something to lose some or all of the excess, then its time to sit down and look at what your choices are. We all have choices and coming up with a short list of the best ones to suit us personally is the first major step in getting us prepared to take action. So what can we do to find out what choices we have?

The best way is to write down all the aspects of our current lifestyle that are best conducive to the kinds of weight loss solutions that currently exist and then working our way through them to see which of those fits our needs and which do not. Then it's simply a case of keeping the ones we think we might be able to work with and crossing off the ones we can't.

Making the List

Making the list of solutions is easy enough and should really be based around what is available and what is doable according to your personal circumstances. First of all, you need to list your current lifestyle to see where things can be fit around it. Taking a person who works an office job, doing long, often stressful hours and compounded by a long commute to and from the office and home, here's an example of what we mean:

Drives to and from the office, so no space for exercise

Works long hours in office, eats lunch at desk

Eats snacks throughout the day through boredom or stress

Has little time to cook when arriving home from work, so eats a takeout or ready meal

The list should be as close as possible to your own circumstances as possible. This is a starting point as it lists the problems that will have to be overcome when choosing a diet plan.

From the list given in this example, it is pretty obvious this person will not have the time to spend shopping for special ingredients for a personalized diet sheet, let along have time for consultations with a dietitian. The solution can be found in the diet meal delivery type of diet that comes from companies such as Nutrisystem, eDiets or Jenny Craig. These diet programs make it really easy to lose weight through eating a ready to go diet with a complete selection of meals that are delivered direct to your home. They save you a lot of time and effort, which is something well worth spending a little money to enjoy.

The Short List

Then it's a case of writing down a list of the available diets in that category and then researching them further to see which suits you best.

Once you have your short list of possible diet plans to try, then its simply a case of reading some reviews that can be found online, but not those written by the companies themselves as you want to get as objective reviews as possible. It really helps to be aware of all the shortcomings as well as benefits of any diet program before you commit your money and your time to them. Once you've found the diet that really fits in with your needs and lifestyle, that's the one to go for!